Every Friday we do extra centers after lunch. The students really enjoy centers...especially store. The students earn pennies throughout the week and then they get to buy things with their pennies every Friday.
This week we learned about things that float and things that sink. The students observed how clay floats AND sinks if it's put in a baking soda, water, vinegar mixture (try it at home!). They also tried to form balls of clay into shapes that would float.
We are learning about shapes right now too. The students created their own cubes, pyramids, triangular prisms, and rectangular prisms.
Our class is participating in the school fundraiser called "Change for Chile." As many of you know, Chile recently experienced a major earthquake and many people are without clothes, food, and shelter. Our school's goal is to collect $500 by the end of March to send to the humanitarian efforts in Chile. So far our class has donated $9.35. Great work 1st graders! That is very kind of you!
Our class recently started a reading program. If students read 500 minutes in the month of March they will earn a free ice skating pass, a free activity coupon to Trafalga, and a book. We are keeping track of everyone's progress on the gameboard below.
Keep reading, all you amazing 1st graders!!!
ANOTHER student passed the 1st grade sight words this week. Congratulations! Now we have 8 students working on 2nd grade words and 1 student working on 3rd grade words. Wow! Keep practicing at home! Nice work!
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